Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Basic Cookie Dough

Basic Cookie Dough

4 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

2 tsp Baking Soda

2 tsp Kosher Salt

4 cups Softened Butter

1 1/2 cups Sugar

1 1/2 cups Packed Brown Sugar

2 1/4 tsp Vanilla

4 Large Eggs

Mix together flour, soda and salt and set aside. In a large bowl combine butter, sugars and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add eggs one at a time beating until well blended between each egg. Add flour mixture a little at a time and mixing between each addition.

With a large batch of cookie dough I like to separate it into different bowls and add my favorite ingredients. Chocolate Chips, Coconut, Candies (M&M's, Reese's chopped up, Nuts, Andes Mints) You can add as much or as little as you want. I do not measure I judge it by how much dough is in the bowl. Drop by teaspoon onto a cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated over @ 375 degrees for about 9 to 10 minutes. After they have cooled 5 minutes moved to wax paper until cooled. Place in a air tight container. Depending on the size of cookie can make around 6 dozen. (My cookies tend to get bigger with each tray)